Jesus as the Isaian Stronger One in Mark 1:7: A Contribution to Markan Divine Identity Christology
The contention of this article is that John the Baptist’s declaration of Jesus as ‘the stronger one’ (ὁ ἰσχυρότερος) in Mark 1:7 echoes Isaiah 40:10a so that Jesus is identified with YHWH both in Mark 1:3 by means of the citation of Isaiah 40:3 and in Mark 1:7 by means of an echo of Isaiah 40:10a. T...
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Tyndale House, Cambridge
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Tyndale Bulletin |
| Online Access: | https://tyndalebulletin.org/article/39734-jesus-as-the-isaian-stronger-one-in-mark-1-7-a-contribution-to-markan-divine-identity-christology |